Codewarrior Software Development Using Powerplant: The Macintosh Toolbox and Power Plant [Paperback]

Jan L. Harrington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 1996

This package is designed to give Macintosh programmers all they need to develop object-oriented applications. The CD includes CodeWarrior Lite and all the source code for the book. The book provides in-depth coverage of the PowerPlant application framework and the classes that support it.

* Designed for C++ programmers who want to develop object-oriented software applications for the Macintosh
* Covers CodeWarrior 8
* Demystifies the complexity of the PowerPlant environment by identifying common elements among classes and explaining how those elements are used within the PowerPlant program
* Contains tips that will help someone learning to work with PowerPlant avoid common pitfalls and errors
* Uses one large example program, rather than a collection of small programs, to illustrate effectively the scope and complexity of a realistic Macintosh program

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The PowerPlant programming environment is designed to give Macintosh C++ programmers all they need to develop object-oriented applications. This book provides in-depth coverage of the application framework and the classes that support it.

About the Author

Jan L. Harrington, the author of 30 books, including SQL, Clearly Explained (Academic Press), has been writing about databases since 1984. She is a professor and chair of the department of computer science and information systems at Marist College, where she teaches database design and management, object-oriented programming, data communications, and computer architecture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (June 25, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123264227
• ISBN-13: 978-0123264220
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,787,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is a waste of time, February 13, 2000

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Thomas D. Walden "software tester" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Codewarrior Software Development Using Powerplant: The Macintosh Toolbox and Power Plant (Paperback)

Don't waste your money on this one, the publisher was wise in deciding not to continue to print it. The author could learn much about teaching from any of the Johnson Publshing student manuals at any CompUSA Training Center. There's very little "How To" in the book. The example "Penultimate Videos" is supposed to be a PowerPlant example, but try getting it to compile on a modern version of CodeWarrior. Even with the CW Pro 4 "Update", which I found only by digging through old newsgroup articles, it doesn't perform as advertised. If only Stephen Prata could be convinced to write a "PowerPlant Primer Plus", all us Mac devotees (and Apple) would be much better off.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference for PowerPlant programmers., November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Codewarrior Software Development Using Powerplant: The Macintosh Toolbox and Power Plant (Paperback)

An excellent reference for PowerPlant programmers as well as programmers that are new to PowerPlant. I wouldn't have had the motivation to learn PowerPlant without this book.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice transition for Win32 Programmers into the Mac world., February 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Codewarrior Software Development Using Powerplant: The Macintosh Toolbox and Power Plant (Paperback)

Having started with simple shell programming and gradually moving into the realms of visual programming tools, the jump to the Macintosh has always eluded me. This book finally 'clicked' where others hadn't, setting out the foundations of program structure in a manner which let the windows thinker easily grasp the macintosh concept. This is not a book for those unfamiliar with CodeWarrior, and it helps to have the software up and running while you're reading (not the lite version they supply either, get the professional or discover programming edition). If you've been trying to make the crossover, this book will help you get there.